Aerial view of the Handball Arena on the Olympic Park.
London 2012 mascots Wenlock and Mandeville joined Father Christmas at a special party at Downing Street to celebrate the School Games.<br/><br/>Pupils and staff from participating schools, the Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt and sports stars Audley Harrison, Mark Foster and Jason Gardener also attended the event.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.yourschoolgames.com/RegisterYourSchool.aspx" target="_blank">The School Games</a> is a unique opportunity to motivate and inspire millions of young people across the country to take part in more competitive sport.<br/><br/>The Prime Minister David Cameron said: 'The School Games are a great way to encourage young people to play more competitive sport, as well as getting involved in the excitement around the Olympic and Paralympic Games.'<br/>
Team GB take on Angola on Day 1 of the London Handball Cup as part of the London Prepares series.
The first Paralympic test event, the London International Goalball Tournament, took place in the Olympic Park this weekend and saw China beat Canada in the final to take the gold medal. <br/><br/> The Goalball test event, part of the <a href="http://www.londonpreparesseries.com/">London Prepares series</a>, gave local residents and schoolchildren the chance to watch Goalball, a sport for visually impaired athletes, for the first time. <br/><br/>The event was also used by the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) to test key operations ahead of next year's Games.
Holly Lam-Moores shoots for goal during Team GB's victory over Angola at the London Handball Cup, part of the London Prepares series.
The first Paralympic test event, the London International Goalball Tournament, took place in the Olympic Park this weekend and saw China beat Canada in the final to take the gold medal. <br/><br/>The <a href="http://www.london2012.com/news/2011/12/local-crowds-enjoy-first-paralympic-test-event.php">Goalball test event</a>, part of the London Prepares series, gave local residents and school children the chance to watch Goalball, a sport for visually impaired athletes, for the first time.
Wenlock and Mandeville get in on the action as the latest London 2012 shop opens.<br/><br/>The <a href="http://www.london2012.com/news/2011/11/latest-london-2012-shop-opens-at-heathrow-airport-termin.php">ninth London 2012 shop</a> is situated in the heart of Heathrow's Terminal 3 and is the second to open in the airport, joining the existing shop in Terminal 5. <br/><br/>With approximately 20.4 million passengers travelling on flights each year through Terminal 3, the shop it is set to give visitors the opportunity to own a piece of the London 2012 Games as they pass through one of London's busiest terminals.
Seb Coe visits children at Oak Lodge School in Wandsworth to speak to help launch a special week of Olympic and Paralympic figures giving talks in state schools and colleges.<br/><br/>The schools and colleges taking part in the London 2012 Speakers for Schools Week are all part of the <a href="http://getset.london2012.com/en/home" target="_blank">Get Set network</a>, in recognition of their work to incorporate the Olympic and Paralympic Values into their curriculum.
On 27 July 2012 at 8:00 BST, Work No. 1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes by Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Martin Creed, will be performed throughout the UK to celebrate the first day of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of the London 2012 Festival, and to welcome the 205 nations to the UK.
